tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89200737183565205842024-03-28T02:25:21.095-07:00constantly lovestruckLarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12680696048846315213noreply@blogger.comBlogger93125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8920073718356520584.post-26460952788587831012015-04-21T14:01:00.000-07:002015-04-24T14:10:34.298-07:00race for the cure! //love loop<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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What a fun, exhausting, and rewarding weekend! My mom enlisted me to help her with the Susan G. Komen Race For The Cure. She came up with the idea of the Love Loop, and she needed all the help she could get. </div>
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This is pretty much the absolute worst time for me because I have so much to do to finish this semester at school, but we somehow made it work! First things first: I had to make my tutu! Making them is not hard, just time consuming. If you can make a knot, you can make a tutu. I made mine with all slipknots. Seeing how long it took me to make mine, (probably 1 hr), my mom ran her tulle through the sewing machine, bunching it as it was sewn. Her method was so much quicker, but her tutu is also not as poofy as mine! </div>
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Friday was packet pickup day, and Brooke and I were stationed in the Jepson. We had the job of <strike>forcing</strike> convincing people to fill out a butterfly with who they were fighting for and make a donation. It was a little rough in the beginning, with people ignoring us, but we eventually took on a new sales tactic. I would corral them over the the table, sometimes running after them as they are walking out of the door, and then we could talk them into anything. After a few hours of this, we were getting really into. It became a game for us and we were getting competitive. All for a good cause, right?! </div>
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The butterflies were hung in Ellis Square and could be seen by everyone in the race on Saturday. This became the Love Loop. People could walk around the square and reflect on all of the butterflies. It is shocking to see how breast cancer affects so many of us. If it hasn't happened to you personally, it has probably happened to someone you know and love. People could also walk around the Love Loop and find the butterfly that they wrote. They were also encouraged to bring in pictures of people affected by the disease and hang them up, as well. </div>
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This is almost all of our team: maKEITHappen!</div>
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It was so sweet to have so much of our family together to honor Nana and Aunt Lisa. We were the top 7th team and we raised $8499! That is incredible! Participating and fundraising for Susan G. Komen is something that is very important to us, and we will continue year after year.</div>
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Volunteering for the Race For The Cure was such an amazing experience. I am so thankful that I decided to help, even with my crazy workload. It was so inspiring. I absolutely loved meeting all of these sweet women that are battling the disease and seeing their beautiful smiles. They are warriors and they are incredible. I love that I was a part of something that helps them feel like they are not alone. We are all in this together. </div>
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For my Nana and Aunt Lisa<span style="background-color: white; color: #545454; font-family: arial, sans-serif; line-height: 20.22222328186035px;">♥</span></div>
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Last week we got to spend some good ol' quality time with our amazing friends in Texas! Kellan and Shelby (or Shellan and Kelby if you've had a few drinks) moved out to Dallas last year and we were pretty bummed about it, but at least they live in a cool city that we can come visit and have a blast in.</div>
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First stop, the Stockyards in Fort Worth, to see the Cattle Drive. I loved the speckled ones!</div>
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Texas is all about the food, right? So we HAD to get a Whataburger. It was mandatory, and we were not let down. Damn, these things are good! </div>
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One day, we ventured over to the Bishop Arts District and I was in love. Quaint little stores mixed in with local restaurants = heaven. I could have spent all 4 days here and been a happy camper!</div>
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Society was definitely my favorite shop. It was so tiny, but packed with so many goodies! I wanted everything. </div>
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Back to more food! Kellan's favorite bbq restaurant in Grapevine was a hit. Their mac 'n' cheese wasn't even fair. Everything was perfect. And they had Cheerwine, in a glass bottle, so Bradley was happy! </div>
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On Friday we drove to Austin. It's a great city to visit regardless, (my mom and I went in <a href="http://constantlylovestruck.blogspot.com/2013/03/quiltcon-austin-photos.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: orange;">2013</span></a> for Quiltcon!) but my brother just moved there 3 weeks ago, so I especially wanted to go! And this weekend happened to be SXSW, so it was perfect timing!</div>
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First Stop in Austin was Home Slice Pizza. So good! I need another bite of Shelby's eggplant pizza!</div>
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And then we got cupcakes, because they're my favorite, and who turns down a cupcake? We came across the cupcake truck that mom and I visited in 2013, Hey Cupcake. They were even better than I remember. I got lemon with strawberry frosting. Amazing.</div>
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And we crammed in some time at Room Service Vintage to see if we could find anything that we just had to have! Unfortunately all the stuff I loved was huge, and wouldn't fit in my carryon- like this couch! I was obsessed. </div>
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After making the<span style="color: orange;"> </span><a href="http://constantlylovestruck.blogspot.com/2014/02/little-scrappy-quilt.html" style="color: orange;" target="_blank">little scrappy quilt</a>, I was inspired to make another quilt with scraps. I decided to do some wonky corners, and I am in love!! This is definitely one of my favorites. I love how each triangle is a different size, and placed at a different angle. That makes the piecing process so much more fun. You don't have to worry about getting every one to look the same. It also allows you to use many more scraps.</div>
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Putting cards in the tree is something that my Nana used to do every christmas morning. It was such a surprise to see these in the tree, and made it feel like Nana was still with us.</div>
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Our sweet girl is growing like a weed! It makes me kind of sad knowing that she used to be so tiny, but she's still so freaking cute. We don't even know what to do with her!</div>
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Clearly not a morning person, just like her momma!</div>
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This year Bradley and I celebrated our 6 year anniversary. I made him this book on our first anniversary of 100 reasons why I love him. We couldn't believe it had already been 5 years since I gave this to him. It was fun to look back on those reasons and see the ones that were still the same and the ones that have changed. Following in last years tradition, we decorated our christmas tree on our anniversary. It's become one of my favorites things, and it is such a sweet way to kick off the season!</div>
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And you see what happens? He actually made it longer than I thought!</div>
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And every post needs a sweet photo of this cutie pie! Ahh we just love her so much! </div>
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Don't you just love this time of year?</div>
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Happy December Everyone! I'm so excited for this time of year. Our tree is up, but not decorated yet. I have to mentally prepare for lighting it. I despise it. And so does Bradley, except he gives up, so it's all on me. <i>Awesome. </i></div>
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Anyway, to kick this season off, I've created a baker's wishlist. I already have most of these items and love them! The glass bowl is on my wishlist. I had no idea that these bowls fit the kitchenaid artisan stand mixers. I had originally wanted another metal bowl, but then I saw this and I was sold. I think it will be a nice change. The pie crust shield is a gadget that my mom has (that I got her). The other day I was baking a pie at my house and realized I didn't have one. They really make a big difference. No more fidgeting with aluminum foil on a hot pan. Just pop this baby on and you're good to go!</div>
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For more gift ideas, check out my wishlists from years past. <a href="http://for%20the%20beauty%20lover/" style="color: orange;" target="_blank">For the beauty lover</a>, <a href="http://constantlylovestruck.blogspot.com/2013/12/holiday-gift-ideas.html" style="color: orange;" target="_blank">for yourself</a>, <a href="http://constantlylovestruck.blogspot.com/2012/11/dear-santa.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: orange;">more for you</span></a>, and <a href="http://constantlylovestruck.blogspot.com/2012/12/heres-some-help.html" style="color: orange;" target="_blank">for your guy</a>. Some of the links still work, but even if they don't, these wishlists can give you some great ideas!</div>
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ALSO, the Black Friday/ Cyber Monday Sale ends tonight at midnight in <a href="http://larkinsummerlin.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: orange;">My Shop</span></a>! And I'm feeling extra generous so I bumped up the discount on the zippered pouches to 25% off! I won't be having a sale this big for a while, so get it while it's hot! The pouches make such sweet gifts. And you can give them a theme by adding nail polish and a file or some lip gloss or some jewelry. The possibilities are endless.</div>
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This year was filled with the best food, friends, and family. For some reason, Bradley and I actually took on the <strike>impossible</strike> job of hosting thanksgiving at our house. Oh my goodness, we bit off more than we could chew! We ended up eating a great meal, but we were behind by about an hour. Maybe next year I will downsize on the number of sides? Ahh, probably not. I love having a little bit of everything! And we had <i>killer</i> leftovers. #winning.</div>
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Happy Black Friday everyone! Head on over to <span style="color: orange;"><a href="http://larkinsummerlin.com/" target="_blank">my shop</a> </span>and start checking off your christmas list! Now through monday at midnight, you can get 15% off your entire purchase! I've got a few amazing quilts up for sale that are ready to wrap your precious babe! Also, the zippered pouches are the best gift. They are so affordable, you can get one for all of your friends, and even yourself! They can hold whatever you choose.<br />
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The weekend before Halloween, we started this holiday off right with Wag-O-Ween! This is Savannah's trick or treating event for dogs, where all the funds go to local pet rescues. This was our first year, but it has been going on for 9 years. It was pretty fun! I loved seeing all the dogs in their costumes! And instead of trick-r-treating for candy, they got dog treats!<br />
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Cooper was a crayola crayon in "Fire Hydrant Red," of course! And Ginny was a "Wide Retriever" complete with extra padding. They were both pretty cute, but cooper wouldn't keep his hat on to save his life!<br />
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We don't have any kiddos yet, so I love dressing our dogs up for Halloween. Cooper was a prisoner and Ginny was a cowgirl, who wouldn't wear her hat either.<br />
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And because this is one of my favorite pictures ever of Coops, here he is last year as a dinosaur. Ahh, I love it!<br />
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Saturday night, Bradley's sister had a halloween party, so we got to dress up. This costume was so last minute, but turned out to be my favorite one, yet! The Hunter and The Hunted.</div>
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My friend gave us this idea after she couldn't use it! We didn't have anything planned for the party yet, so I jumped on this idea. I enlisted my mom to come help and man did she rock it. It definitely pays to have a mom who's an artist!</div>
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I am skipping forward a bit because we have some exciting news! We got a new puppy!</div>
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How we got her really is a sweet story. Bradley and I had been talking about getting another dog, but had planned it out for years down the road. We kind of settled on a goldendoodle because they don't shed, but Bradley still wanted a german short haired pointer. After <a href="http://constantlylovestruck.blogspot.com/2014/01/well-miss-you-sweet-boy.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: orange;">losing Solly</span></a>, I did want another golden, but had questioned if I wanted the hair, too! I decided since I'm the one who always cleans the house, that I get to rule out shedding dogs. A goldendoodle was the perfect solution. </div>
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So, my mom had donated a painting to the Savannah Children's Theater Gala and went to drop it off at the lady's house who was going to take it to the auction. Well, turns out she was also holding a very sweet pup that was going to be auctioned off later that night. We get a call from my mom telling us about the puppy. See, my mom was already going to make a nice donation to the theater because she loves them. It's a great organization that could always use additional funds. If we liked the dog, she could just use her donation in the auction. So basically, we would get a free puppy! </div>
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We drive over to the house and I am more reserved than Bradley. He immediately turned into a little kid and it only became worse when we met her! I admit, we were in love, but it wasn't really in our plan. Do we really need <i>another</i> dog? We already had 2. But she was so sweet. Bradley gave me the look of 'let's do this.' So we decided that we wanted her, but it wasn't that simple! We still had to win her in the auction. </div>
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It's so funny how this all happened. When I got home that night, we sat on the kitchen floor, playing with her and watching her with the other dogs. I remember looking at Bradley and saying "Ok, we have a puppy!" It really was the craziest thing, but as we have had her, I've realized that this is the best time for us. I have started going back to school to become a teacher so right now, I'm home a lot. I still work in the afternoons, nannying, but I'm here most of the day. She needs a lot of attention right now. She needs to be fed 3 times a day and let out about 50 (ha!), so it's really good that I can be here. </div>
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In August, my mom was asked by the Breast Imaging Center at Memorial Hospital to create a body of work for their newly renovated building. They gave her a very short timeline so she enlisted me to help her create some pieces. She painted a lot of oil paintings and I made some encaustic pieces. This was my first time working with wax, but I quickly caught on. I really enjoyed this medium, and it was pretty great to spend so much time with my mom.<br />
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We decided to use original thank you cards that the employees have received from grateful patients over the years. We made photocopies of the cards and put them against pictures of one of my grandmother's quilts. The choice of using our quilt in the pieces was because breast cancer has been a big part of our family. My grandmother survived it, but my aunt did not. The quilt in this group of 9 was made by my grandmother of my mom's and aunt's clothes.<br />
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These are the final pieces as we were arranging them to hang on the wall. We are so happy with how they turned out. </div>
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I also made 2 larger pieces with some of my grandmother's fabric. On this one above, the fabric was actually old sheets that my mom used when she was a child. And the words are are from The Beatles song. My mom and my aunt loved this song. They sang it a lot while she was sick. It still has so much meaning for my mom.<br />
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This next piece is actually the mock up I made on photoshop. I don't have a picture of the finished piece, yet, but this is very close to what it looks like. Again, the background are my mom's old sheets from when she was little. We wanted all of the pieces to be encouraging and uplifting a stressful time.<br />
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This last piece was made for the nurses station. It pretty much says it all.<br />
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It seems my life lately is full of little home projects. This piece of furniture is from Bradley's family. It's been our catch all for keys and whatnots when coming home. I've always loved it, but definitely wanted to give it a new paint job. It had some bad areas and I think Solly tried to get some sort of food off of it, because there were a bunch of scratches on the front. Safe to say, it was time for a new coat of paint!<br />
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After a light sanding, I started with 2 coats of primer. And then came the glorious turquoise! It definitely needed 2 coats of paint, and it was still too bright. I'm going to mix up some stain and poly to tone it down a bit. I'll post back when it's all finished.<br />
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I had been eyeing <a href="http://www.potterybarn.com/products/mia-faceted-crystal-pendant/" target="_blank">this beauty</a> at pottery barn for a while, but never bit the bullet. Then after months of stalking the website, it went on sale, and there was an additional coupon. So basically I <i>had</i> to get it, right? I figured it was now or never! I was nervous to spend so much on a light, but I am so happy I did. It's so pretty!</div>
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I have some good news for y'all! Recently I opened up my online shop, <a href="http://www.larkinsummerlin.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: orange;">Stitch</span></a>, where I am selling my one of a kind quilts, bags and pillows. I decided to kick off this launch with a giveaway! One lucky winner will receive the Gold Polka Dot Zippered Bag!<br />
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I'm so excited to start selling my work and I hope this giveaway gets you excited, too!<br />
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Visit my sweet friend, Alyssa at her blog, <a href="http://southernabundance.blogspot.com/2014/07/wedding-wednesday-bridesmaid-clutch.html" target="_blank"><b></b></a><b><a href="http://southernabundance.blogspot.com/2014/07/wedding-wednesday-bridesmaid-clutch.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: orange;">here</span></a></b>. She has offered to host the giveaway so that I can reach even more people! I've made a lot of ways for you to enter, so if you really want it, this will give you a better chance of winning! Just visit her blog and you'll see what to do. Best of luck!<br />
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I'm also offering 10% off all pouches with code <b>GIVEAWAY</b>. Just enter this coupon code at checkout. It expires next Wednesday, July 16th at midnight.<br />
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Thanks again for everyone's love, support and well wishes! Y'all are the best! And a BIG THANKS to Alyssa for hosting the giveaway! xoxoLarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12680696048846315213noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8920073718356520584.post-50486918596874798372014-07-07T19:54:00.002-07:002014-07-07T21:25:06.770-07:00how we spent our 4th!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Actually, this post should be titled, "How we spent our 4th of July weekend" For my birthday, my mom gave me her time and skills to help me paint one room in my house. I've almost painted them all, but since our kitchen remodel, we needed to repaint the kitchen, so that's what we did! And it didn't take that long. Mama and I know how to knock out a room in no time! So, since we had more time, this led us to also replacing the <i>god awful</i> original light in the kitchen. This was a big deal for me. I didn't know how to do that so for months, it had not been done. Here's a picture where you can see the light, and a bunch of other mess! <br />
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By far, the best part of the weekend was putting up this display. A few years ago, Bradley's Meme gave us all these old, rusty choppers and graters. I immediately saw them hung in our kitchen, but we didn't have room in the apartment and this kitchen was a wreck until now. It's so exciting to see this idea come to life! And I love that it's not just things we collected. They're from his family. So it's nice to have that with us. And it's in my favorite room of our house, so it really just brought the whole space together.<br />
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We laid it out on the floor, first. Moving things constantly until we got it just right! Then came the hard part of transferring it all to the wall. Slowly, but surely, it was up and we were in love! Oh my god, so much love!<br />
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We also picked out the pendant lights for over the peninsula. They're from Restoration Hardware and are probably overpriced, but I did at least get 20% off with their July 4th sale! Can't wait for them to get here! Also, we're waiting on our stools from World Market. Unfortunately we have to wait until September. Boo. They make the chair in barstool height, but we need counter height. Turns out a lot of people want this- just look at the comments on the site. People want counter height! And they have for years. Good thing the wait is almost over!<br />
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The next day, we finished the fence. The fence that we started last June. As in June 2013. Yeah, that's right. Honestly, it still wouldn't be done if our neighbors wouldn't have started building their own fence! They hired someone and he was booking it, so I said "We have to finish ours before they do!" Sure enough, that got us into gear and we got it done. All we need now are some adirondack chairs and some lights strung in the tress and we'll be good to go!Larkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12680696048846315213noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8920073718356520584.post-56139093055254823602014-06-30T12:35:00.002-07:002014-06-30T12:35:41.454-07:00Stitch Sale!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hey Everyone! Brighten up your monday with a new bag! Head on over to the <a href="http://www.larkinsummerlin.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: orange;">shop</span></a> and use coupon code HAPPY4TH at checkout for 10% off your entire order- bags or quilts! Code expires Monday 4/7 at midnight. Now, go get to shopping!Larkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12680696048846315213noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8920073718356520584.post-80141157452124744552014-06-26T11:00:00.000-07:002014-06-26T11:00:24.690-07:00stitch<div style="text-align: center;">
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So for now, I'll be selling my work <a href="http://www.larkinsummerlin.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: orange;">here</span></a>!! </div>
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soon. I just had to choose a point to officially open the site for y'all
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<br />Larkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12680696048846315213noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8920073718356520584.post-47090836602670564302014-06-24T20:11:00.000-07:002014-06-24T20:11:01.682-07:00what a weekend!You know that feeling when you are so glad to be home? Yep, I had that this weekend. I had a great time weekend visiting my dad and then my best friend in Raleigh, but coming home Sunday ended up being such a long day.<br />
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An hour into my 6 hour drive home I got a flat tire. This lead to a very creepy old man hitting on me while he changed my tire. AAA should really screen these people. No female, driving alone, wants to feel like she is going to be raped. And then I couldn't drive home on the spare tire (or over 50 mph,) so that lead me to buying a new tire at walmart. Thankfully, this all happened about 30 min from my cousins, so they joined me at walmart and then fed me some good ol' chicken and pastry. Also nice was cooper keeping me occupied with his adorable sleeping positions.<br />
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<br />Before Sunday's unforseen adventure, I did have a great weekend in Raleigh with my bestie. Of course the first night we had Cheesecake Factory. It's one of my favorites, solely on the fact that they have free bread. That's pretty much how I rate restaurants. 1. Do they have bread. 2. How good is the bread. And 3. Do you have to pay for the bread. It's safe to say that Cheesecake Factory is at the top of that list. Saturday was jammed packed with shopping, first hitting the sale section at Anthro, where we snagged some good markdowns and volcano candles for each of our birthdays. Then for dinner she took me to this yummy local Italian restaurant, Bella Monica.<br />
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This past week I've been busy getting my website all ready for the world to see. Lots of balancing in awkward poses to get the shot, but it was fun seeing all my finished pieces. I realized that I never showed this quilt, all bound and beautiful on the blog, so here it is!</div>
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Not much has been planned because honestly I'd be perfectly happy staying in bed all day and binge watching Orange is the New Black. Such a wonderful early birthday present! I definitely have a love/hate relationship with how netflix releases the entire season at one time. And then they give you those 15 seconds in between each episode to decide if you're going to be productive today: that would be a no.<br />
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However, I was productive this week. I finished the wonky log cabin quilt that I started in February (right around when I forgot about blogging!) and I love the way it turned out. It gave me some struggles along the way, but don't they all. I want to do a full post for this sweet quilt, but here's a little sneak peek.<br />
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I'm working on getting a website up to sell my quilts. One day, the plan is to have a brick and mortar store, but for now, it's gotta be online. So stay on the lookout for that :)<br />
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Also, Bradley just had a birthday! I love how close ours are. Just when we've finished off his birthday cake, it's time for mine!<br />
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We stuffed our faces and bellies at our favorite Japanese steakhouse. I accidentally let it slip to the chef that it was his birthday. Luckilly for Bradley, no songs were sung and he wasn't embarrassed. Oh well, maybe I'll get him next year!Larkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12680696048846315213noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8920073718356520584.post-79945166296154684412014-05-31T06:14:00.000-07:002014-06-16T16:21:10.129-07:00well, this is embarrassing...<div style="text-align: center;">
Talk about long time, no see! Wow, I didn't realize that I hadn't blogged since February. That's pretty bad. Sorry about that! I have been pretty busy on various projects but most are still in progress, <i>as usual</i>. There has been lots of quilting, kitchen remodeling, painting, hanging curtains- we'll just sum all that up to my house to do list! Never. Ending. - let me tell you. </div>
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For now, I'll leave you with this sweet little nugget! </div>
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<br />Larkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12680696048846315213noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8920073718356520584.post-65728753823404637152014-02-05T18:57:00.000-08:002014-02-06T07:23:51.739-08:00little scrappy quilt<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Happy Thursday Lovies! First of all, I want to apologize for being so absent lately. If you saw my <a href="http://constantlylovestruck.blogspot.com/2014/01/well-miss-you-sweet-boy.html" style="color: orange;">last post</a>, you already know that my sweet dog, Solomon passed away recently. It has been so incredibly difficult for me. And the only way for me to stay sane is to throw myself into work. So, that makes for a really sweet baby quilt. This is the fastest quilt I've ever made, which is really surprising, because the <i>whole thing</i> is hand quilted. I know. I still can't believe I did it either. </div>
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I made this quilt in 18 days. And I think it's safe to say that this is my favorite quilt I've ever made. It has so much personality and I think it really shows a lot of me in it. This quilt began at our Savannah Modern Quilt Guild's "use up your scraps" Retreat. That's the best part- all of these are scraps! And I think in the end it looks like confetti, so that's pretty awesome. </div>
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Alright, get ready for one big scroll party! See the Little Scrappy Quilt from start to finish.</div>
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A few days into the hand quilting, my elbow was <i>killing</i> me. I honestly believe I had "quilter's elbow," you know, like tennis elbow! I'm telling you, quilters are hard core. </div>
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It needed a little POP! </div>
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All quilted! Each piece is quilted with a white pearl cotton, with about a 1/4 inch border. There are 4 scraps that have a radiant orchid border- gotta love that pantone color of the year! </div>
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Hand stitched binding, as always! </div>
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And it's done!</div>
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On January 2nd, we lost our sweet boy. He was my first dog and almost 13 years old. I am still in shock and just want him back so that I can rub that spot between his eyes once more. He loved that.<br />
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It's been really hard to accept this because when Bradley and I left to go to Virginia, we took him to my mom's and he was fine. Normal solly. And within two days, I think, my mom called to let us know that he had started to have seizures. Of course, I immediately freaked out. <i>He's my baby</i>. But my mom assured me that our vet thinks it's just epilepsy, and to not worry. We would get him on some medication to prevent the seizures and he would be fine. They put him on some epilepsy medicine and valium. This combo made him very out of it. When I came home on January 1st, I went into my mom's bathroom. He was completely drugged. He couldn't move. We, and our vet, thought this was just a reaction to the medicine. It was too much. So the plan was to take him to the vet at 11 the next morning. She was going to get an iv in him and get all the drugs out of his system and start over. She said this was normal that there is an adjustment period to find the right dosage.<br />
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Now it was time to go to bed, but I couldn't sleep, and I needed it because I was supposed to work at 9 the next morning. Every so often I would hear Solly whimpering and I would go lay beside him and calm him down, then go back to bed. This happened repeatedly throughout the night. Morning came and I went to take a shower. I found that Solly had thrown up and pooped during the night. I felt so bad because he was so drugged he couldn't move and we couldn't get him to go outside. And he's the kind of dog that never uses the bathroom in the house. So I'm sure he was doing everything he could not to go. After my shower I kept waffling on whether or not I should go to work. I decided not to. Within the next few hours he had thrown up again, but then seemed to be sleeping really well. But he still couldn't move. He would try to lift his head, but nothing. And then it happened. I was sitting at our kitchen table and my mom told me to come in there. I knew by the sound of her voice what was happening. He was gone. How did this happen? He was fine and now he's gone? How did we not know? So many thoughts were going through my head. I wasn't ready to let him go.<br />
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Our vet now thinks that he had cancer and that it had gone to his brain- causing the seizures. It's just so hard to believe because he had a full workup at the vet last March, to check everything. Something they offer for senior dogs. And nothing showed up! And in less than 5 days, all of this happens.<br />
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I keep battling with the fact that I want him back, for purely selfish reasons. But he was almost 13. He deserved to be able to go. I guess it's just hard without warning. Larkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12680696048846315213noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8920073718356520584.post-76722359250399361122013-12-16T15:27:00.000-08:002013-12-16T15:27:46.296-08:00some more ideas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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1. Bare Minerals Customizable Get Started Kit: I have been using this makeup for 2 years now. I've never been one to put on liquid foundation because I love my freckles. I also don't like the feeling of a lot of makeup. When I tried Bare Minerals, I fell in love! It was the perfect makeup for me, because it could give me coverage on things I don't like (my dark undereye- thanks allergies!) and let me still show what I do like. I prefer the customizable starter kit over their other starter kit. In their other kit, I think they give you 4 small samples of foundation so you can find your best shade. But if you buy it at ulta or another store, they can help you decide what color you need and then you can get 1 big foundation. So you aren't left with makeup that you can't use!</div>
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2. Clarisonic Mia 2- Sea Breeze: Now this is on my wishlist this year. I don't have one, nor have I ever used one. But I know a ton of people who do and I have heard nothing but good reviews! I have never had a problem with acne, but I do find that I could use a bit more exfoliating and help with blackheads so I want to give this a shot!</div>
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3. Herstyler Grande Curling Wand: This is probably my favorite beauty item! I bought this wand in the mall about 3 or 4 years ago and I had no idea that it would turn out to be such an amazing product. If I curl my hair with a traditional metal curling iron, it doesn't hold at all. Even with hairspray. With this wand, I don't have to use hairspray and the curls last for days. I don't know their secret, but it could have something to do with how hot this thing gets! They include a glove to wear while you use it, which is necessary in the beginning. But once you get the hang of it, you don't need the glove. </div>
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4. OPI You're Such A Budapest: This is just a really sweet color that I found this summer. Love it!</div>
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5. Moroccan Oil- Light: Everyone knows about this, but I wanted to include it because it's such a great item to get as a gift. It can be somewhat expensive, so it's nice when you don't have to pay for it! This product is so amazing. I have been using it for about 3 years now. My hair has grown so much with the help of this. Normally my hair starts to look very rough after I grow it to a certain length. Moroccan Oil keeps my hair hydrated and healthy. I use the light version since I have fine, blonde hair and I only use it from the neck down- not for your roots!</div>
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